British Paralympic cyclist Lora Fachie has said she is "over the moon" about reading the first braille episode of CBeebies Bedtime Stories, alongside her guide dog, Tai.
Paralympic cyclist, Lora Fachie, reads tonight's Bedtime Story in braille!
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The Secret Code by Dana Meachen Rau & Bari Weissman at 6:50pm then on @BBCiPlayer
A braille transcript will be available soon in @RNIB’s library: https://t.co/Ke0sIajsCR@loraturnham#WorldSightDay pic.twitter.com/6v5IxAAihe
Fachie, a gold medal winner from the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo, is to read The Secret Code - a story about a young boy whose classmates are fascinated by the way he reads because he uses braille.
It is the first instalment of the long-running series to be read in braille, as well as the first time the illustrations have been audio-described.
Reading the book on World Sight Day on 13 October, Fachie said: "I am over the moon to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story for the first time in braille.
"I have always enjoyed reading and hope this will encourage everyone to want to read whether they use their eyes, their ears, their fingers or a secret code.
"Reading feeds the imagination, and I will be reading to my little one from the minute they are born."
She has also recorded a second episode for the children's TV channel.
The Secret Code was written by Dana Meachen Rau and illustrated by Bari Weissman. The braille transcription was provided by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) in the UK.
CBeebies Bedtime Stories is shown daily at 6.50pm.
Source: Press Association
